Query: NC_015635:4864349 Microlunatus phosphovorus NM-1, complete genome
Lineage: Microlunatus phosphovorus; Microlunatus; Propionibacteriaceae; Actinomycetales; Actinobacteria; Bacteria
General Information: Microlunatus phosphovorus is the type species of the Microlunatus bacterial genus. It is Gram-positive and is notable for being a polyphosphate-accumulating bacterium. It is coccus-shaped, aerobic, chemoorganotrophic.
Subject: NC_010581:2999002 Beijerinckia indica subsp. indica ATCC 9039, complete genome
Lineage: Beijerinckia indica; Beijerinckia; Beijerinckiaceae; Rhizobiales; Proteobacteria; Bacteria
General Information: It produces a water-soluble extracellular polysaccharide that forms a biopolymer useful for a wide range of applications to textile printing, oil and adhesive industries. This organism belongs to the Beijerinckiaceae family, which includes both methanotrophic (bacteria able to oxidize methane) and nonmethanotrophic species (like Beijerinckia indica subsp. indica). Sequencing of strains from this family presents an ideal opportunity for a comparative genomic study into the evolution and biochemistry of obligate methanotrophy.